R16 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 1972

Rod Laver def. Ismail El Shafei

6-3 6-2

Rod Laver defeated Ismail El Shafei 6-3 6-2 in the 1972 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 10, 1972*
Tournament: U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Ismail El Shafei
Country	AUS	EGY
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Nov 15, 1947
Age	33	24
Height	175 cm	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,192	1,768
Current career W-L	570–145	—
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 2 – 2 Ismail El Shafei

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Richey	3-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 9, 1972	R32

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Lutz	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1972	QF

Ismail El Shafei's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Frank Froehling	4-6 6-4 7-6	W	—	Match data	Jul 9, 1972	R32